Bottle holder



Mai-ch. 30 1943.

. H. K. POWELL BOTTLE HOLDER Filed May 5, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 fin Bel/elf March 30, 1943. POWELL 2,314,895

BOTTLE HOLDER V I Filed May 5. 1938 2 Sheet-S'neet 2 r cedure.

Patented Mar. 30, 1943 UNITED STATE Henry K.

Paper Mills, Chica Illinois BOTTLE HOLDER.

Powell, Chicago, Ill., assignor to M 111., a corporation of Application'May 5, 1938,'Serial No. 206,126 3 Claims. (01. 229-31) This invention relates to receptacles for the packaging of a plurality of bottles or the like in a fashion such as to facilitate their being carried. 1

The general object of the present invention is the provision of such a holder which may be manufactured very economically ofsuitable sheet material, such as paper board, and which will constitute a sufliciently strong and stable container or holder for the intended purpose, and be effective to retain the bottles securely against dropping out, yet permit them to be inserted into it readily, and as easily removed, by proper pro- One of the objects is to provide such a carrier.

which is adapted to be supplied to the user in flat or knocked-down condition and to be readily oi the invenoriginally cut from the sheet;

set up by the user, preliminary to placing the bottles in it, without requiring any special apparatus or any additional fastenings for assembling it or securing it in set-up condition.

Another object is the provision of such a holder which will retain its set-up form whether or not bottles are within it, and thus continue to serve as a convenient repository for the empty bottles.

A particular object of the present invention is the provision of such a carrier which may be made from'flat sheet stock and equipped with an eflicient handle whereby it may be carried, and which includes features whereby the handle is afforded additional security of connection and the parts of the receptacle which are particularly subjected to stress from the weight of the contents when carried by the handle are efiectively strengthened and reinforced.

Yet another object is the provision of a novel construction for a carrier of the type above referred to, wherein a single sheet affords a tray-like bottom'portion which may be set up from a fiat condition, and suitable retaining and supporting walls whereby the tray-like portion is retained in set-up form and is suspended on the handle.

Other and further objects of the invention will be pointed out or indicated hereinafter, or will be apparent from the ensuing description or upon actual use of the invention. Y

In the accompanying drawings forminga part of this specification I show, and hereinafter describe, certain embodiments of the invention.

Fig. 3is another view of the blank showing it in a form in which it is shipped to the user,

. certain of the portions illustrated in Fig. 2 hav- .ing been folded over upon others and glued in position; 7

Fig. 4 is a detail in viewing from below one end of the top 101. the holder shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is.a detail in the nature of a perspective of a portion of the top of a holdergoi a modified form, equipped with a type of handle differing in certain particulars from that illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4: and

Fig. 6, is a perspective view of a modified construction.

The nature of the invention will be most quickly ascertained from a detailed'description of the embodiments shown in the drawings, as

follows.

. The receptacle portion of the holderisformed,

form shown in Fig. 2 being cut fromisuch sheet.

This blank is apportioned by slots and scored crease lines into the following. parts, viz., a bottom panel l0 conjoined along crease line a with side panel Ii, the upper portion of which is slotted on lines D to form a tab' one margin a fold crease c. Side panel II is conjoined to a second side panel ll along a top crease line 0'. and said second side panel II is slotted along lines D to provide a tabl2 having a fold crease cf. Side panels II and II' are also provided with fold creases e. At the outer margin of side panel II is formed a connecting member comprising a pair of locking tongues l4, whose limits are defined by a fold crease f, and bottom panel In is provided with a slot ill for interlocking engagement withv said locking tongues. It will be observed that the locking tongues are severed along a line 9! so that they may be overlapped one upon the other and their hooked portions moved closer together, thus to permit their introduction through the slot l5, which is long enough to accommodate the nature of a perspective,

i2 having along for introduction of bottles into the holder.

the end of their locking notches when the tongues are in abutment with each other along panels H and II are formed margin strips 20 and 2|, having extensions 20a and 2la adjacent the fold line d. Slots are formed in the margin strips as indicated at 22, and handle holes 24 are punched in it in alignment therewith on the fold crease d. The diagonal fold creases k are formed in the end portions of end strips I1 and IS.

The end strips I! and I8 and margin strips 20 and 2| are folded inwardly upon the adjacent portions of the bottom panel and side panels, and fastened flat against them by glue or other suitable adhesive which is applied between them in the areas designated by stippling in Fig. 3. This completes the forming of the body member of the holder, and it is in this flat form that it is stacked and shipped to the user.

A wire handle is provided, same comprising a bail portion 26 having at its ends journal portions 21 which are in alignment with each other and extend toward each other. The proximate ends of these journal portions 21 are closer together than are the handle holes 24, said holes being at'a distance corresponding to the spacing of the outer extremities of said journal portions 21.

Accordingly, to set up the holder, the user-first inverts it from the position shown in Fig.3, and then bows or flexes it along its longitudinal axis sufficiently to bring the handle holes 24 close enough together to permit the ends of the handle journals 21 to be inserted through them. Then, upon releasing the bowed sheet, it springs back to the flat form, thereby securely locking the handle to it. It will thus be seen that the journal portions 21 of the handle rest against the under sides of the extensions 20a and Zia, below the top crease line d.

Continuing with the setting-up operation, the

' operator folds the side panels toward each other along crease line (1, in the direction away from the handle bail, and flexes the tongues M on the crease line 1 in the same direction. Then grasping the free margins of the end strips ll, he draws them apart, whereby they bend along the diagonal lines It, and flexes the side strips l6 inwardly.

on line it and bottom panel In toward side panel I l on line a. Side panel I I is then placed against the outer side of side strip I 6, the locking tongues H overlapp d and swung toward each other and inserted through the slot l and then released so that their locking hooks engage the ends of said slot. When this has been completed, the holder has the form shown in Fig. 1, wherein it will be seen that the bottom panel and its strips I6, I! and I8 are held in set-up form by virtue of engagement of the side panels II and H and the interlocking connection between the bottom panel and side panel I I.

The tabs|2 and I2 may be swung inwardly to the position shown in'Fig. 1, thus afiording apertures through the upper portions of the side walls The holder illustrated is designed to receive six bottles in two rows of three each. Thefirst two bottles inserted through each of the side apertures are moved to the ends of the apertures, where they are stopped by abutment against the margins of the apertures and strips and 2| and the third bottle is inserted between them. The end strips I! and I8 retain the bottles against sliding off, and the height of the side walls is designed relative to the height of the bottles so that the upper portions of the bottles remain projecting upwardly out of the top apertures. Consequently, the upper portions of the bottles are held against moving apart, and the entire group of bottles is consequently securely retained in the holder.

When carried by the handle bail 26, the weight is supported by the relatively narrow portions of the side panels which are at the ends of the bottlereceiving apertures. However, these are well adapted to sustain the weight, by virtue of the double thickness of material which is afforded by said portions and the margin strips 20 and 2| which form connections between portions of the side panels above and below the bottle receiving apertures. It will be observed that the inner portions of the extensions 20a and 2 la are not glued to the body sheet, and that glue is also omitted along the crease lines e. This is advisable in that it permits the in-turned margin strips to accommodate themselves to the internal angle of those creases, without unduly stretching the material of the outer sheet at those points. At the same time they effectively reinforce and strengthen the structure in those locations. The angular relationship of the tabs l2 and I2 to the portions of the sheet to which they are conjoined along the lines 0 and 0' forms a beam-like structure which effectively strengthens thisportion of the holder and forms a stiff strut or stay which effectively resists any tendency of the portion below the handle bail to buckle under the weight of the cl, a slit 30 is formed along said crease line intermediate its ends, said slit terminating at the ends of the in-folded projections 20a and Ma. The handle comprises a bail portion 3| with leg portions 32 having outwardly jutting kinks or bends '34, and outwardly projecting journal portions 35, which are aligned with each other. The leg portions 32 are spaced apart a distance corresponding tothe length ofthe slit 30. This handle is assembled with the body member by inserting the bail 3| through the slit 3!] to the extent permitted by the kinks 34, then springing the legs together so as to permit the kink 34 to pass through the slot, then releasing the legs and permitting them to spring back to their normal distance, whereat they engage the ends of the slit, and thus position the journal portions 35 under the margin strip projections 20a and 2|a. Thus the body of the holder swings on these journals when the holder is supported by the hail of the handle. i

It is to be understood that the construction above described may be changed or modified in various particulars without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, as shown in Fig. 6 both side panels II and H may be formed integrally with respective side margins of the bottom panel, thus eliminating the side strip and the interlocking connection between the side and bottom panel. In such case, the end strips, one of which is shown at 21, are formed and operate as above described and are secured at their ends to both side panels by margin strips 2| in the same fashion as above described, and upper portions of the side panels, as at H, are connected to each other in any suitable fashion and provided with a handle, or merely held together by the hand which grasps the handle;

As in the construction illustrated in Fig. 1, the end strips in the modification shown in Fig. 6, function as stays or struts at the ends of the bottom panel, bracing the lower portions of the wall panels against flexing inwardly and stiffening the bottom panel against flexing under the weight of the containers contents.

Certain constructions herein illustrated or described but not defined in the following claims form subject matter of and are claimed in my copending applications for Bottle holders, Serial Nos. 196,230, filed March 16, 1938, and 271,827, filed May 5, 1939.

What I claim is:

1. In a container of the class described, a sheet .of paper board creased to provide a bottom panel having end strips along its ends and a side strip along one side and at its opposite side two side panels arranged end-to-end in series; said end strips being folded inwardly onto the bottom panel and side strip and first side panel and being secured in that folded position by attachment to the side strip and said side panel and creased diagonally over the side strip and side panel to fold away from the bottom panel, whereby the end strips are adapted to be raised to upstanding positions relative to the bottom panel when the side strip and the first side panel are flexed to upstanding positions at the sides thereof; the second side panel having anextension foldable under the bottom panel and engageable therewith to secure said second side panel against the outer surface of the side strip and thereby support said side strip in upstanding position, a

handle being provided at the upper ends of the side panels whereby the container may be carried with the bottom panel in horizontal position.

2. A bottle carrier for retaining a plurality of bottles in upstanding position therein, comprising a receptacle formed of paper board and having a bottom or size to accommodate two collaterally disposed rows of the intended bottles standing,

upright thereon and side panels connected to the bottom and extending upwardly from opposite side margins thereof "and having portions sloping inwardly and upwardly over the bottom and conjoined to each other at their upper ends, said Side panels being provided at their upper ends with a handle whereby the receptacle may be suspended and having in their inwardly extending portions bottle-receiving apertureseach of a size to accommodate the neck portions of a row of the intended bottlesstanding upright on the bottom and projecting through said aperture, and margin strips bent inwardly from lateral margins of the side panels and secured against inner surfaces thereof in positions where their inner edges approximately coincide with outer margins v of saidapertures and they afiord lateral abut-' ments for the outermost bottles of the rows, said margin strips constituting load-carrying members connecting portions of the side panels which are below the respective ends of the bottlereceiving apertures with portions of the side panels which are above said respective ends.

3. In a container of the class described, a sheet of paper board creased to provide a bottom panel havingend strips along its end and a side strip along one side and at its opposite side two side panels arranged end-to-end in series, said end strips being folded inwardly onto the bottom panel and side 'strip and first side panel and being secured in that folded position by attachment to the side strip and first side panel adjacent the bottom panel, said end strips being creased diagonally over said side strip and first side panel to swing away from the bottom panel when the side strip and the first side panel are swung to upstanding positions at the sides thereof, and means for securing the second side panel to the bottom panel in upwardly extending position alongside the side strip where it supports the latter in upstanding position, a handle bein provided at the upper ends of the side panels whereby the container may be suspended pendulously with the bottom panel in horizontal position. a

HENRY K. POWELL. 

